Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Nov. 21 that his country is facing “one of the most difficult moments in our history,” using a nationally televised address to say that Kyiv is under extraordinary pressure to accept a 28-point U.S. peace proposal that would remake Ukraine’s security posture, redraw territorial lines, and permanently bar NATO membership.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine is under “the heaviest pressure we have faced,” telling his compatriots that the country may be pushed toward adopting an agreement that could mean accepting hard-to-stomach terms to secure peace.
